Pre-Cured Pads
What It Is: Heat-treated brake pads from Brake Man.
Why You Care: If you've ever messed up the break-in procedure for a new set of pads, you'll understand. Your brakes will never feel right. Check out Brake Man's SuperBrake line, designed as high-performance alternatives to the OE design. The SuperBrake pads and rotors are all heat-treated in-house before they're shipped to you. The result is better feel, better performance, and longer life.
How Much: Prices vary per application.
We Say: Don't cure pads in your oven.
Learn More: Brake Man; Camarillo, CA; 805/987-7867; thebrakeman.com
Pre-Bent Lines
What It Is: Brake lines from Classic Tube for '86-'93 5.0 Mustangs
Why You Care: Fox Mustangs are cool cars. They are affordable, fast, and have a ton of parts available for them. If you have one or are in the market, don't let mangled brake lines get you down. Classic Tube now sells OE-style pre-bent brake lines for these cars. As an added bonus, you can buy the fuel lines and vapor vent and return lines, too.
We Say: We like the LX hatchbacks best.
Learn More: Classic Tube; Lancaster, NY; 800/882-3711; classictube.com
Lose The Distributor, Keep The Carb
What It Is: FAST's Ignition For DIS Ignitions.
Why You Care: Wanna put a late-model engine in an older car? You can run a carburetor if you want, but you need to figure out how to spark it if that engine doesn't have a distributor. FAST's XIM ignition module will solve that problem for you. It will power almost any distributorless ignition system you can throw at it: Chevrolet LS, Chrysler Hemi, or Ford modular engines. It plugs into your system using factory connectors and is easily tuned with a PC or laptop.
How Much: $687.44 with the wiring harness, $393.07 without the harness.
We Say: DIS ignitions are more efficient than most distributor ignitions.
Learn More: FAST; Memphis, TN; 877/334-8355; fuelairspark.com